FFS. Why should a tech binding mount not be free? Tech bindings cost more that alpine bindings that doesn’t cover it?

Run your business however you want. I hope the guy is still in business...

that explains the spinners

It could be the fittings.

You can align the toe using the boot as a lever and snug the screws so the heel drops straight on the pins then let the epoxy cure.

You know what I’ve never dimpled a ski with? Industry standard plastic plugs designed for filling and sealing open holes. They go in as far as needed and then mushroom on the top so they don’t damage...

Razor then Sureform

yes, in some cases the torque spec is printed on the topsheet. But do you use a torque limiting device of any precision to drive the screw? Can you feel the torque you’re applying with your tool and...

I mounted a similar ski with pivots last season for my wife.

After discussing with Marshal I just used the standard alpine bit and screws. We concluded that the thin profile only really comes...

Go that way really fast if something gets in your way turn.

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You are squarely in the right here. Rogue is garbage. With so many excellent breweries in Oregon, I can't imagine how they stay in business.

Possibly a good choice for mounting skis, staying sober...

I just drill them out with the 3.6mm binding bit. They usually just spin out once I get a few mm into them. The plastic plugs are way tougher than people give them credit for. If they’re in there...

For volcanoes and plastic plugs a little sureform plane is the tits.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Stanley-6-in-Pocket-Surform-Plane-21-399/202262007

If you insist on solly's move toe foreward just enough to get 1cm center to center on the front holes. Heel looks fine, so you would be mounting a few mm forward for a slightly longer bsl. But if you...

There you have it

https://issuu.com/salomonnz/docs/alpine_salomon_tech__man_2019-20/82?ff

I’ve never installed warden but sth2 has a similar “feature” where the tabs break when the mounting plate is properly...

Same here. Good habit.

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Excuse the mess, at least I got the toes on the right end.

I can confirm the MTN template is very close. Its missing the brake button hole. I found that to be 6cm forward of the rear...

Your shop looks as cold as mine.

Big fan of avant garde plug color combinations, shows character.

Fuck, sorry I misspoke. Not g-flex, I switched to Orange Hardman double/bubble packs because I too wasted g-flex by not using it fast enough.
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g-flex really shines when repairing delams because it has flexible properties. I buy the "single-serve" packs and keep a few around because I don't use it regularly and try to do a bunch of repairs...

a set of calipers also works

As has been noted many times, most retail shops don’t tap when they mount, likely because it takes more time than the very rare spinner they are properly equipped to handle.

Use the 4.1 for...

Yes. The Shift mount pattern falls BEHIND the boot heel, Pivot/FKS mount falls UNDER the boot heel.

Your only conflict is the rearward holes for the TOE. Bumping the pivot mount forward will...

Why bother with the extra weight and complexity of screws? Just epoxy the binding to the topsheet.

A bag of beans for a mounting clinic from sfb? I would not say no to that gift horse.

Jester FKS is generally a good match.

MTN and Vipec/Tecton heels are very close as well.

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157’s with Tecton for the Mrs.

Toe DIN adjustments are a PITA for a 275 bsl.

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C’mon snow!

Or Pure Carbon

Good work. Good taste.

Tech fittings are rarely molded in “straight” anyway. It’s normally necessary to adjust the toe laterally to get the heel pins to mate up. Then tighten screws with epoxy to secure that adjustment.

Summer wax on a rental fleet? Wow.

I’d just use glue.

Drill the new holes and mount the toe using the new holes to center then screw-in the ones you’re reusing.

Who needs inserts when you have titanal? Just as tight as the first time...

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Drill it out with your stepped ski mounting bit. Most of them will just spin out.

Dude, take the skis and run.

I thought this was the “mount your own fucking skis” thread. Am I mistaken?

The point is that pullout strength is not diminished by threads in the holes as long as they’re not stripped. A lot of...

Somewhere, likely in this thread, some maggot enginerd did a pull out test comparing virgin holes and reused holes and determined that the reused ones were as tight as the virgin ones as long as they...

More often than not, this is the case with tech fittings. However, it sounds like the Atomic alignment jig might be getting pretty damn worn.

Going heavier or lighter?

Yellow is the new red.

anytime!

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Hopefully mounting the crud busting chargers will bring soft and light conditions back. If not, I’m set either way.

Clean work

Dig the transparency hack.

These skis rip! Kopi will dig them.

G flex and hardman are both great stuff. I use hardman because it comes in individual packets, so I don’t have to worry about wasting a larger quantity of g flex because I use it very infrequently. I...

I’m a self-admitted pivot fan but modern bindings have their issues too. They are not as durable because they’re mostly plastic. Just look at the shift thread or any marker binding. Why are all the...

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Yes and no.

Find a non-water-soluble glue and you'll be golden. I don't like epoxy for plugs because occasionally I like to drill them out and reuse the holes. Wood and epoxy is overkill...

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